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August 2, 2010, 7:27 PM ET

SEC looking at BP trading around oil spill.

Lehman’s $30 billion liquidity lie.

Up with telecom and utility stocks.

Down with funds of funds.

The very weekend TheBigMoney shuts down, the New York Times finally touches the story it wouldn’t touch.

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